National Marathon - Suntrust - RunHalf Marathon


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Washingon, D.C., Washington, D.C.
United States
32F / 0C
Sunny
 		Total Time = 2h 00m
Overall Rank = 2065/4100
Age Group = 32
Age Group Rank = 0/
Pre-race routine:

This was my first half marathon, and my second organized run I've ever done. I did a 5k 2 years ago. Throughout the my training the past 10 weeks for this half marathon I did almost all of my runs firs thing in the morning. I would have a small snack before the run, like a bagel, a small mount of water, then I would run. I would not eat for drink during the run. I did all of these same things for the Half Marathon.
Event warmup:

I rode to the race on the train, then I stood in my corral with thousands of other people until everyone else started running, then I ran :)
Run
  • 2h 00m
  • 13.1 miles
  • 09m 10s  min/mile
Comments:

yeah, i ran. It worked out nicely.
What would you do differently?:

Maybe run a little faster. Now that I know how to pace myself a little better I think I can get a slightly better time.
Post race
Warm down:

Well, I basically sprinted for the last half mile, so when I finished I could barely breath. After I caught my breath and went and drank a gatorade and had some peanuts.

What limited your ability to perform faster:

experience

Event comments:

So as I mentioned, this was my second organized run. It was a personal goal of mine to complete a half marathon. I'd only ever run an organized 5k in November of 2007. This was done as part of a "get in shape" regimen I started in which I lost 94 pounds over 6 months. My first overall goal of this half marathon was just to finish, which I achieved. My secondary goal was to finish in under 2 hours. I just did this as my total overall race time was exactly 2 hours, down to the tenth of a second. I really don't know how 2 hours ranks as a first half marathon, but I was happy with it. I think I'd run another one, but maybe next winter as I prefer to cycle in the summer time.




Last updated: 2009-03-23 12:00 AM
Running
02:00:00 | 13.1 miles | 09m 10s  min/mile
Age Group: 0/
Overall: 0/4100
Performance: Good
Course: the course seemed nice. I felt pretty strong throughout. I did a lot of my training runs in very hilly terrain and I think that really helped me in this race as it seemed basically flat to me. I passed a lot of people on the "hills". I also think my cycling cross training made the hills a lot easier for me.
Keeping cool Good Drinking Just right
Post race
Weight change: %n/a
Overall: Good
Mental exertion [1-5] 3
Physical exertion [1-5] 3
Good race? Yes
Evaluation
Course challenge Just right
Organized? Yes
Events on-time? Yes
Lots of volunteers? Yes
Plenty of drinks? Yes
Post race activities: Good
Race evaluation [1-5] 4